Protect User's Guide

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GENERAL MAINTENANCE
CLEANING YOUR NEST PROTECT
Like any photoelectric smoke alarm, Nest
Protect can get dusty. Do not clean it with
detergents or solvents (like Windex®) and do
not spray air fresheners, hair spray or other
aerosols near it. To dust Nest Protect:
• Remove it from the wall or the ceiling.
• Unscrew the battery door.
• Pass a can of compressed air back and forth
across the entire backplate and alarm.
• Blow compressed air around the black circle
that says Nest. This is the smoke chamber.
Do not get water inside the alarm or paint over it.
RESETTING NEST PROTECT
You can reset Nest Protect to erase all your
settings and reset the wireless interconnection
between Nest Protects. You may want to do this
before you move to a new house.
You’ll need to press and hold the Nest button
on Nest Protect to erase its settings. Follow the
steps below for each Nest Protect you want to
reset. You can’t erase the settings on your Nest
Protect from the Nest app.
• Press and hold the Nest button. Nest will chime
and glow blue.
• Keep holding the button until Nest Protect says
its version number. Then release the button.
• Nest Protect will start a verbal countdown and
tell you it’s erasing all settings. You can cancel by
pressing the Nest button during the countdown.
• After a few seconds it will restart.
Your Nest Protect will still detect smoke and
carbon monoxide after being reset. You can see
complete instructions at nest.com/protect/reset
BACKUP BATTERY
In case of power outage, Nest Protect will use
its backup battery.
3 AA Energizer
®
Ultimate Lithium batteries (L91).
These backup batteries can be purchased at
your local retailer.
Nest Protect will let you know its backup
batteries are getting low before they need to
be replaced. Instead of lighting up green during
Nightly Promise, it’ll glow yellow. Once you
press the Nest button, Nest Protect will say,
“The battery is low. Replace it soon.”
WARNING
Use only batteries specified by Nest.
Use of a different battery model will
have a detrimental effect on the smoke
alarm operation.
Never disconnect a wired alarm to stop an
unwanted alarm (caused by cooking smoke,
etc.). Removing power disables the alarm
so it cannot sense smoke, and removes
your protection. Instead open a window or
fan the smoke away from the unit.
The backup battery cannot work until
you install the battery in the correct
position (Match “+” to “+” and “-” to “-”).
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